#I don't know much about aerobics tbh

[dementedeagle]

I was watching 1987 Aerobics Championship opening on Youtube and wondered how the fuck those people could dance nonstop like that while smiling ear to ear. Then I suddenly had a thought: this is how Captain Chromium must feel.

IMAGINE HUGH EVERHART BEING BORN IN A WORLD THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY PRODIGY HATING THING AND HE DECIDES TO TAKE AEROBICS FOR FUN. EVERYONE WOULD LOVE HIM BECAUSE HE NEVER RUNS OUT OF ENERGY AND DOES THE SICKEST MOVES ANYONE HAS EVER SEEN AND HE DANCES IN THOSE CHAMPIONSHIP OPENING DANCES YEAR AFTER YEAR DRESSED IN BLUE OMG

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Day 4 - August 4

Well, today was an early morning start! I don't feel half bad, however, and was actually half-awake fifteen minutes before I needed to be up. I set my alarm for 5:45am so I'd have plenty of time to get up, orient myself, get dressed, etc...and also not forget my water bottle and meals like I did yesterday, oops haha! The early early morning is so I can go to church beforehand, and then I'll probably end up heading to the coffee shop right by school to have some breakfast as I'll definitely have a bit of free time before rehearsal begins at 9am (as usual).

Forgot to do OOTD before I started doing stuff, but I'm feeling very James Potter tbh and I'll try to snap a pic eventually.

A lady complemented my singing in church, which made me smile!

And about the breakfast? Yup, I was correct. I got coffee and a bagel and just chilled for a while.

Morning rehearsal was SO FUN, we started learning the Act 1 finale song, and I get flipped twice. I'll be sore, but it's SO MUCH FUN I DON'T EVEN CARE. This song is basically as 80s as it gets (I mean... I'll probably be saying that a lot), with aerobics everywhere. I love it. Oh my gosh.

Lunch was pesto pasta and some broccoli, and the break seemed to go by just like that.

So the afternoon rehearsal wasn't as exciting, especially the second half. It was a more complicated number in terms of entrances and moving chairs, instead of learning dancing and the like. BUT ya know, it's all part of the process! It'll come together eventually. I THINK we're doing the opening number version of Footloose tonight, so that's exciting! I know I'm quite possibly going to be in a stretchy silver dress for that one SO...that'll be a fun process haha. As I said, it stretches, so that'll be my saving grace, along with jazz shorts!

Dinner was rice and chicken, and the chicken was just a bit dry from being reheated, but it still tasted good, and it's good to have carbs while exercising a lot. I got back to the studio pretty early, and the door was locked, so that meant...time to chill in the car with crappy air conditioning! Finally managed to take a picture, even though you can't really see my leggings and you can barely see the flannel I'd been taking off and putting back on throughout the day. My hair is going crazy because of humidity, so...thank goodness you can't see it much, haha.

So the rest of this never posted. Great! Nighr rehearsal was alright, we were all getting a little restless and unfocused but we learned more which is good.

I got home and I was just...so tired. So very very tired.

Here's to Day 5!

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One thing I've wondered about. They skate in a freezing rink but they are doing hard aerobic exercise for those few minutes (S has likened it to running a marathon?) so they don't get cold at all while they are in skimpy costumes but may actually feel warm? I want to know if they get sweaty palms since they have to hold hands so much, or not really because it's that cold or they don't sweat so much. Have they ever said anything abt this?

I think that yes, they get sweaty palms - notice how often Scott in particular, will run his hands over his shirt, which I assume is not just because he loves the feel of his own body.  ;)

But yeah, while they are skating full out, they will get pretty warm.  Most big (competitive) rinks are not excessively cold, TBH - I  mean, obviously on the ice, it’s colder than in the stands, but still, it’s not crazy cold.  Practice rinks are usually colder.  You can usually tell how cold it is by how many layers Tessa wears, LOL - or sometimes, even Scott.  (If *he* is putting layers back on after skating, you know it’s a freakishly cold rink.)

She always starts off practice in a few, and slowly sheds them as she warms up... and then after doing their official run through, puts some layers back on, generally speaking, as her body cools from the burst of energy.  Or if it was a group practice, she often never quite loses all the layers because she never has that prolonged level of activity but does have a lot of time standing around and listening.

^^ practice, Canadian Nationals 2017 - run through vs end of session - you know it’s cold when Scott  pulls down his sleeves and puts back on gloves by the end of the practice session.  (And T put back on the grey sweater and gloves too.)

^^ at truly one of the coldest rinks I’ve ever been in, in Minden for the special practices for CSOI 2015

[3rd-flower]

I would love to see your photos and I think it would be really nice if you got a new camera! I get sad when I realize tumblr eats one of my asks, I always look forward to reading your responses. I don't have any allergies to pets, thankfully. I would definitely want a cat in the future though. Can I see some pictures of your cat? They're all so adorable. - Kuroko

Oh, not having allergies is lucky~! It just means one less thing standing in the way of u having a cat to snuggle with tbh.

Tumblr is just So Rude seriously. (｡ŏ_ŏ)

so i have 4 cats, the one I posted pics of before is Mao and i think hes probably half raccoon on his mothers side - then there's Grandpa (the youngest), Sofa (the oldest), and Puppycat (my very special girl).

puppycat (also known by her middle name, annie) is Very Hard to photograph bc she never holds still. she is super photogenic but she's always twitching around and chirping and asking you to pet her by tapping your arm as you try to aim a camera at her ('' -▽-)

this is grandpa and my puppy hannah! he was Not Amused to not be the baby of the house when we brought her home but since then they've bonded and like to flop into Baby Cuddle Piles :;(∩ ˘ω˘ ∩);: grandpa also likes to sleep on my chest, stomach, or legs (whichever he thinks is most comfy) he'll just stumble into the bedroom half asleep and loudly yelling to let me know it is Cuddle Time Now, Right Now, until i lay down and let him flop across my stomach.

his two favorite hobbies are watching telefishion and jojo posing.

here's a pic of both grandpa and sofa, fittingly enough on the sofa - her usual haunt, honestly. Sofa is an old lady who we rescued as a stray about seven years ago. She's an absolute sweetheart and if you're a person she loves you and wants you to lavish her with affection - but if you're an animal, she wants nothing 2 do with u, rip.... i think she'd be better served being in a household where she was an only cat, but she's got special needs and the best we can do is to just provide her the medical care she needs and making sure she knows how loved she is and just try to keep other animals from bothering her too much (  ･᷄-･᷅ )

I couldn't find good pics of sofa readily available on my phone.... I'll try to dig up some good ones later to post when I can. But I rlly love aaaaaaaaall my kitties and hannah so much i would die 4 them tbh.

maybe I'll try to save up for a kinda nice camera and say it's a late birthday present to myself lol (￣∇￣)ゞ you said you like taking pictures too, right? id love to see some of your pics someday~

What kind of stuff are u lookin forward 2 in the next few weeks? Friday I'm heading to the gym and doing water aerobics classes - there's nothing like exercising in a heated indoor pool for an hour, then showering off and relaxing in a sauna - super fancy ymca facilities- it's a good way to cut thru the winter bluhs imo bc by the time you're done and getting dressed to head out of the gym, uve basically forgotten it's winter! Also, a friend is probably going to be in town for a bit over the weekend and it'll b really nice catching up with him! ( ´▽｀)

I hope the rest of your week is fun and relaxing!